Spinninreel
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For those of you who have 3 piece rods, when you collapse your rod and put them together with elastics, what do you do to keep the line from getting tangled?
Colapsing a 3 piece rod
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CanadianAngler87
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I just clip off my rig at the end of the day and just reel up the slack and secure it to my reel. And re-tie for the next time. This way you can be sure your always fishing with fresh line. Leaving it in tact could cause damage during trasportation. Re-tying is better then using a previous beat up rig and possibly loosing fish. Just my opinion tho, good luck
I have a 13ft. rod and I slide all terminal tackle down to the last 3 ft. or so of line. Then I put the hook into the bottom guide of the top section. If you carefully dismantle the rod, you can "fold" it up without too much tangle. I wouldn't leave it like that for too long, but when you need to drive to another spot, removing and retying all of the terminal tackle off is a pain.
hightechdecks
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lol ... i takes my buddy 20 minutes to put his two 3 piiece drift rods away. i
redneckchromer
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Ill move my float down and then place my hook in the hook holder. gotta make sure the line doesnt have to much slack. You shouldnt damage the line to much, just inspect it before your first drift. I do this often to save time,shot,leader line lol
Spinninreel
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I so much prefer a two piece rod for taking it apart and putting it back together. I already do what you guys have suggested. when you collapse the rod, do you flip the middle section or do you slide the larger end near the but of the rod?
NADO
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I do an inefficient way of feeding my leader back through the eyes of the first section and breaking the rod into three sections. This only works when the shotting pattern is set for low depths though. Id like to hear what other guys do for this as this is something ive been frustrated with.
hightechdecks
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when i have a nice rig on an ice rod i loop the leader through the length of the rod a couple times until i can tighten down on it
rocheleauc
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I slide the float down so there's about 2-3 feet of lead.
Take the rod apart, put the hook in the hook keeper, and reverse the middle piece. Then I reel it all tight, and use elastics on each end then put the reel cover on to hold it together even better. I find this is the best way to do it, and it saves you from cutting your rig.
Take the rod apart, put the hook in the hook keeper, and reverse the middle piece. Then I reel it all tight, and use elastics on each end then put the reel cover on to hold it together even better. I find this is the best way to do it, and it saves you from cutting your rig.
christotheashto
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wow some of these methods are quite creative hahaha.
what i do - collapse my rod into 3 pieces. i don't care how much lead is below the float. reel in until float is at top guide. i then take the line below the float down to the reel handles, wrap the line around the handles until there's about 8" left, and then stretch the remaining line to the cork handle and place my hook firmly in the cork, holding it nice and tight. this takes me literally 30 seconds and to get back set up, i just remove the hook, the line practically unravels itself from around the reel handles, and put my rod back together!
what i do - collapse my rod into 3 pieces. i don't care how much lead is below the float. reel in until float is at top guide. i then take the line below the float down to the reel handles, wrap the line around the handles until there's about 8" left, and then stretch the remaining line to the cork handle and place my hook firmly in the cork, holding it nice and tight. this takes me literally 30 seconds and to get back set up, i just remove the hook, the line practically unravels itself from around the reel handles, and put my rod back together!
TRINIBOY
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Spinninreel
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Thanks guys. Some good pointers. One question; why reverse the middle section and not just pop the section off and have them face the same direction as the rod when it is assembled?
rocheleauc
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The line flows through easier when you try to reel it in to tighten it.
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danielpark22
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I just disassemble it into the 3 sections like most of the guys here do. Then what ever is hanging after i either hook it to a guide or i roll the extra line around the 3 sections and bind it off with an elastic.
Luke
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X3 what cjr does. Picked it up from trini 
It makes the line much easier to reel in tight once the rod is collapsed and I find damages the line a lot less.
It makes the line much easier to reel in tight once the rod is collapsed and I find damages the line a lot less.
it allows you to scissor open the rod instead of sliding apart --less tangles--also creates more load on the line to keep it tight so it doesnt wrap arounf the rod 50000 times lol
TRINIBOY
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Who picked it up from CJR and it worsks out just perfectly. Thanks for that tip CJRX3 what cjr does. Picked it up from trini
It makes the line much easier to reel in tight once the rod is collapsed and I find damages the line a lot less.
DEVIN
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X3 what cjr does. Picked it up from trini
It makes the line much easier to reel in tight once the rod is collapsed and I find damages the line a lot less.
X4 I picked it up from Luke who picked it up from trini who picked it up from cjr.
Thanks!!
Spinninreel
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That tip has been picked up like a cold! :mrgreen:
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